WESTON, Fla. (NBC Miami) — A Tampa boy reported missing from a relative's home in Weston has been found dead in a Weston canal, Broward Sheriff's Office deputies have confirmed.

The information was reported by neighbors who had volunteered in the search efforts Monday morning around 10 a.m., and was later confirmed in a BSO press conference just before 11:30 a.m.

Vihaan Pullamsetti was staying with relatives at the Racquet Club Apartment complex, located near Lakeview Drive and Blatt Boulevard in Weston. The boy's family said they first noticed he was missing around 3:45 p.m., his usual nap time.

According to Broward Sheriff's Deputies, Vihaan's family and others tried to find him for about 20 minutes before dialing 911.

BSO deputies confirmed that a neighbor spotted the boy's body in a canal behind the complex, and that dive teams pulled the boy's body from a canal Monday morning.

Vihaan's tearful mother, Kamala Gavara, told NBC 6 that just this week, her son was learning how to open and close doors on his own.

A family spokesman for the Pullamsetti family thanked the media and the community for their efforts in assisting in the search for Vihaan.